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Southern Oregon’s
center for
curiosity-based
learning.
CuriSotuasy!
ScienceWorks
Museum.org
use, boosts shade on rows, and develops the vineyard faster all while Feb 7 & 8
producing more, but still high quality fruit.
Explore the Maker Movement of the
While many refer to the importance of specific soils, Evans declares, Middle Ages and earn your place in the
“I’m not a soil guy. I don’t believe you have to have a certain type of
soil to grow high quality grapes. You need well-drained dirt with a ScienceWorks Crafter Guild.
certain level of organic matter and mineral balance. There are grow-
ing areas around the world producing phenomenal fruit that don’t WEEKLY HOURS: Smithsonian Affiliate
have volcanically derived dirt. I think the most important factor in
growing high quality fruit is the climate, and matching the varietal WED-SUN • 10am - 5pm
to the climate. Yes, dirt is important, but it is not the most critical
thing that is required to produce high quality fruit and high quality 1500 E Main St • Ashland, OR 97520
wine.” 541-482-6767 • ScienceWorksMuseum.org
The plan is to not only make distinctive wines but also distinguish- winter 2015 • southernoregonmagazine.com 99
ing blends. Evans emphasizes, “We’re going to focus on both vari-
etals and blends. Most people focus on one or the other but we’re not
going to do that. We have a relatively small vineyard and are farming
it for the specific wines we want to produce. So, it will be farmed
differently, as we need the grapes to be very distinctive in the field
so they can be amplified in their distinctiveness in the winery. It’s
difficult to take fruit that’s all the same, bring it into the winery and
then try to create differences. We’re going to do our best to make the
wine in the vineyard.”
Ledger David Cellars
245 N. Front St., Central Point
541-664-2218
www.ledgerdavid.com
center for
curiosity-based
learning.
CuriSotuasy!
ScienceWorks
Museum.org
use, boosts shade on rows, and develops the vineyard faster all while Feb 7 & 8
producing more, but still high quality fruit.
Explore the Maker Movement of the
While many refer to the importance of specific soils, Evans declares, Middle Ages and earn your place in the
“I’m not a soil guy. I don’t believe you have to have a certain type of
soil to grow high quality grapes. You need well-drained dirt with a ScienceWorks Crafter Guild.
certain level of organic matter and mineral balance. There are grow-
ing areas around the world producing phenomenal fruit that don’t WEEKLY HOURS: Smithsonian Affiliate
have volcanically derived dirt. I think the most important factor in
growing high quality fruit is the climate, and matching the varietal WED-SUN • 10am - 5pm
to the climate. Yes, dirt is important, but it is not the most critical
thing that is required to produce high quality fruit and high quality 1500 E Main St • Ashland, OR 97520
wine.” 541-482-6767 • ScienceWorksMuseum.org
The plan is to not only make distinctive wines but also distinguish- winter 2015 • southernoregonmagazine.com 99
ing blends. Evans emphasizes, “We’re going to focus on both vari-
etals and blends. Most people focus on one or the other but we’re not
going to do that. We have a relatively small vineyard and are farming
it for the specific wines we want to produce. So, it will be farmed
differently, as we need the grapes to be very distinctive in the field
so they can be amplified in their distinctiveness in the winery. It’s
difficult to take fruit that’s all the same, bring it into the winery and
then try to create differences. We’re going to do our best to make the
wine in the vineyard.”
Ledger David Cellars
245 N. Front St., Central Point
541-664-2218
www.ledgerdavid.com
